It is almost time for this year’s MAMA Awards!
On October 19, the nominations were announced for the 2023 MAMA Awards.
This year’s ceremony will take place at Tokyo Dome on November 28 and 29.
The criteria for the final winners are as follows:
- Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards – 20% judge panel evaluation, 40% song downloads/streaming (25% Korea + 15% global), 40% physical album sales
- Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards – 20% judge panel evaluation, 80% song downloads/streaming (50% Korea + 30% global)
- Album of the Year – 20% judge panel evaluation, 80% physical album sales
- Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans’ Choice – 70% Mnet Plus votes, 30% Spotify votes
- Best Music Video – 20% judge panel evaluation, 80% music video
In order to be eligible, the music must have been released between October 22, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
Pre-voting for the Worldwide Fans’ Choice nominees will take place through October 30 at 11:59 p.m. KST. The 20 artists selected from the pre-vote will become the nominees for the final round of voting, which will take place from November 6 at 6 p.m. KST through November 20 at 11:59 p.m. KST.
The nominees are as follows:
Best New Male Artist
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- EVNNE
- RIIZE
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
Best New Female Artist
- ADYA
- EL7Z UP
- KISS OF LIFE
- LIMELIGHT
- tripleS
Best Male Group
Best Female Group
Best Male Artist
Best Female Artist
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
- Jimin – “Like Crazy”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Kai – “Rover”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
- Taeyong – “SHALALA”
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
- Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
- Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
- Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”
Best Dance Performance Male Group
- NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
- NCT DREAM – “Candy”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
- TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
- ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
Best Dance Performance Female Group
- aespa – “Spicy”
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- IVE – “I AM”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)”
- NewJeans – “Ditto”
- STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
Best Vocal Performance Solo
- DAWN – “Dear My Light”
- Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”
- Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
- V – “Love Me Again”
Best Vocal Performance Group
- AKMU – “Love Lee”
- BTOB – “Wind And Wish”
- BTS – “Take Two”
- M.C the MAX – “Eternity”
- MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
- Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)”
- ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)”
- J-Hope – “on the street (with J.Cole)”
- Jay Park – “Candy (Feat. Zion.T)”
- Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Best Collaboration
- Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
- BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)”
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
Best OST
- BIG Naughty – “With me” (“The Interest of Love” OST)
- BTS – “The Planet” (“BASTIONS” OST)
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (“It Was Spring” OST)
- Paul Kim – “You Remember” (“The Glory” OST)
- TXT – “Goodbye Now” (“Love Revolution” OST)
Best Music Video
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- IVE – “I AM”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Song of the Year
(Nominees for the song genre categories are automatically nominated.)
- aespa – “Spicy”
- Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)”
- AKMU – “Love Lee”
- Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
- ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)”
- BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)”
- BIG Naughty – “With me” (“The Interest of Love” OST)
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”
- BTOB – “Wind And Wish”
- BTS – “Take Two”
- BTS – “The Planet” (“BASTIONS” OST)
- DAWN – “Dear My Light”
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
- IVE – “I AM
- J-Hope – “on the street (with J.Cole)”
- Jay Park – “Candy (Feat. Zion.T)”
- Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
- Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”
- Jimin – “Like Crazy”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Kai – “Rover”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)”
- Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”
- Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (“It Was Spring” OST)
- Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
- M.C the MAX – “Eternity”
- MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
- NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
- NCT DREAM – “Candy”
- NewJeans – “Ditto”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
- Paul Kim – “You Remember” (“The Glory” OST)
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
- Taeyong – “SHALALA”
- TXT – “Goodbye Now” (“Love Revolution” OST)
- TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
- V – “Love Me Again”
- ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
- Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Artist of the Year
(Nominees for the artist categories are automatically nominated.)
- ADYA
- aespa
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- Choi Ye Na
- EL7Z UP
- EVNNE
- EXO
- (G)I-DLE
- Hwasa
- IVE
- Jeon Somi
- Jihyo
- Jimin
- Jisoo
- Jungkook
- KISS OF LIFE
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Chae Yeon
- Lim Young Woong
- LIMELIGHT
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- Parc Jae Jung
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- Taeyang
- TREASURE
- tripleS
- TWICE
- TXT
- V
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
Worldwide Fans’ Choice
- aespa
- AKMU
- ATEEZ
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- BTOB
- BTS
- CIX
- CRAVITY
- ENHYPEN
- EVNNE
- EXO
- fromis_9
- (G)I-DLE
- H1-KEY
- Highlight
- ITZY
- IVE
- Jisoo
- Jeon Somi
- Kep1er
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Chae Yeon
- Lee Mujin
- Lim Young Woong
- MONSTA X
- n.SSign
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- NMIXX
- ONEUS
- P1Harmony
- Parc Jae Jung
- Red Velvet
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- SHINee
- STAYC
- Stray Kids
- Super Junior
- Taeyang
- TEMPEST
- THE BOYZ
- TXT
- TREASURE
- TWICE
- Xdinary Heroes
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
- Zior Park
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